Blog | Domestic Violence
How to fight for custody with a Narcissist
If you are divorcing a narcissist, it will be the most difficult battle of your life, particularly if you have children. A narcissist is focused on winning at all costs as this is what fuels their ego. Often their priority in gaining child custody is not the welfare...
Tax system used as a weapon to financially abuse victims
In this article we delve into a common theme we are seeing in property settlement matters, that being where the tax system is used as a weapon by one party to continue to coerce and control their victim by lumping them with thousands of dollars in tax debts. It is...
Coercive Control finally criminalised in Queensland
Coercive Control is a form of domestic violence that involves a pattern of behaviour over time which has the cumulative effect of denying victims their autonomy and independence. Coercive control, also commonly referred to as narcissistic abuse, is at the core of...
Is withholding a child domestic violence?
Sadly, it is often the case that following separation, children are the victim of conflict between their parents. Sometimes children can end up being the rope in a tug of war between the parents. This kind of behaviour by parents post separation, is harmful to a...
How Domestic Violence affects Parental Responsibility
A common question we are asked by our clients is how domestic violence affects parental responsibility (decision making) in relation to their children. Read on to learn more about the effect of domestic violence on the Court’s decision-making process....
